Do we need a moderator?

[Need_for_speed]

I've only been a member of this forum for a few months, but the amount I've learned has been directly inverse to my length of time as a member. I've been blown away not only by the generosity, but by the simple quality of responses. For a Boxster newbie, simply doing a thread search on a topic will yield a near overwhelming amount of information. There are some truly wonderful people here, and I've become so enamored of the enthusiasm you all demonstrate, that I check the forum pretty frequently.

Unfortunately, I've also seen some evidence of abuse. I seem to recall someone mentioning a thread where an individual was actually physically threatened. I also thought I saw something about the threat of a lawsuit over copyrighted information. Please correct me if that didn't happen here, but even if it didn't, I have seen it happen on other forums.

I'm all for free speech -- I spent 20 years in the military defending it. But I'm with JFP: it might be good to have some moderation, if for anything, to protect us from ourselves.

Kevin